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Old 04-21-03, 05:21 AM
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Rotary Bike
My bike racing buddy told me there were some "old classic" rotary motorcycles. he showed me a pic of one, it was pretty neat.


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Old 04-21-03, 12:24 PM
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Suzuki RE5, single rotor. You can find one on Ebay once in a while for sale and there always seems to be some parts for them for sale also.
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Norton made one also.
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Tak, have a look at the links below.

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_13.JPG
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_11.JPG
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_12.JPG
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_40.JPG
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_44.JPG
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/club_...DS_2003_47.JPG

Pictures taken two weeks ago at a Rotary meet in the UK.

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pics look great!!!
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mmmmmmmmmm =p
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damn, i wonder what redline is 30000
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Redline starts at 7000rpm, and goes to 9000rpm. These are single rotor engines.

Norton I understand were using twin rotor engines. I will try and dig up some more information.

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Originally posted by Fish
Redline starts at 7000rpm, and goes to 9000rpm. These are single rotor engines.

Norton I understand were using twin rotor engines. I will try and dig up some more information.

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The Norton rotary re-surfaced a few years ago as the Midwest rotary, used in experimental-category (homebuilt) aircraft. It's a 100+ hp 2-rotor with a built-in reduction drive to slow down the propeller rpm to a useable speed. The $20,000 U.S. price tag insured that not many would ever be sold, and last I heard they were either bankrupt or on the verge.
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did those bikes have any of the commonly associated rotary problems, ie. unreliable, overheating, etc etc...?

how do they perform? are they pretty quick?
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some more rotary bikes

http://www.monito.com/wankel/motorcycles.html

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There is one for sale on ebay right now.
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